Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Its Role in Radiation Therapy

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Dear Colleagues,

This is the second edition of a previous edition on “Advances of MRI in Radiation Oncology”. Radiation oncology treatment planning requires CT data for dose calculation; however, CT lacks soft-tissue visualization and characterization. MR images are best suited for soft tissues, especially liver, pancreas, kidney, prostate, and brain tissues. MR images have been augmented using image fusion, but their accuracy can be questionable. Additionally, MR images do not provide the electron density information needed for dose calculation. Moving structures pose additional challenges in radiation oncology. The active trend in radiation oncology is to use MR images with the help of synthetic CT for image-guided radiation therapy. Integrated MR imaging and linear accelerator system (MRL), which provides the optimum treatment for soft tissue and moving structures, is a new frontier in radiation oncology. The focus of this Special Issue is to review current MR imaging options, as well as imaging-assisted therapies and adaptive therapies, in radiation oncology. This issue will cover MR imaging parameters/sequences in low and high magnetic fields, MR-linacs, synthetic CT, dose calculation, and motion management as well as every aspect of MR use in radiation oncology.

Prof. Dr. Indra J. Das
Dr. Minsong Cao
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Biomedicines biomedicines	4.7	3.7	2013	15.4 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Cancers cancers	5.2	7.4	2009	17.9 Days	CHF 2900	Submit
Current Oncology curroncol	2.6	2.6	1994	18 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
Diagnostics diagnostics	3.6	3.6	2011	20.7 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Journal of Clinical Medicine jcm	3.9	5.4	2012	17.9 Days	CHF 2600	Submit

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